Eligibility
Beers brewed in commercial facilities are ineligible.
Entrant must be of the age of 21 or older
Beers must be entered under the name of the brewer.
Entries will be accepted Monday Aug. 11th through Noon Saturday Sept. 6th. 2008
Walk-in entries for categories 1-19 available to stewards and judges(Walk in entries must pre-registered and pre-paid).
Entry Requirements
$5* per entry (Payments must be included with entries Via drop-off or mail). Payable to: Schooner
*Receive $5 off admission to “Great Lakes Brew Fest Ticket”(September 13, 2008) .
Tickets will be available online, through this website. Up to 2 discounted tickets per entry code available.
Enter your code(this will be emailed to you, After you register your beer) at this link:
$5 off addmission to the Great Lakes Brew Fest.
A limited number of Discounted tickets are available on a first come first serve basis.
All 2004/2008 BJCP categories of Beer, Mead, And Cider will be accepted (www.bjcp.org/styles04/ )
No limit on number of entries per brewer other than - only 1 entry per sub category.
Disclosure of special Ingredients are required if categorized as 6D, 16E, 17F 20, 21, 22B, 23, 25C, 27E, 28B, 28D
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
Bottles must be free of labels or other identifying marks including formed-in-glass brands or logos. No swing tops allowed
Two (2) 10-14 oz. bottles are required for each entry. Printed crown caps must be blacked-out with a permanent marker to assure anonymity of all entries.
One (1) entry form must be filled out and submitted for EACH Entrant.
A Bottle ID Form must be attached to each bottle with a rubber band. No tape, please!
All entries become the property of the BCHV and BSofK. Entries will not be returned for any reason
Rules and regulations subject to change